ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR 
AMATEUR DEMOLITION DERBY 
 
There is no pre-registration.  You may print out this page and bring it to registration prior to the derby.  When printing, only print page 1 unless you would also like an entire copy of the rules. 
 
Driver Name  
 
Address  
 
 
Phone Number  
 
Driver License Number  
 
Date of Birth  
 
Years of Derby Driving Experience  
 
Paid for  crew members. 
 
Main Sponsor  
 
Other Sponsors  
 
 
ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR  
DEMOLITION DERBY RULES  
We will meet for car check-in, inspection, and registration at Crystal Lake Park again this year. This area will be for derby cars and support vehicles only; all spectators and their cars will enter at the eighth street gate on the North West corner of the fair grounds. All derby cars/pickups and support vehicles will be allowed to enter before any spectator cars are allowed in.  
Derby cars will enter at the south end of Crystal Lake and then proceed north inside the park area. There will be signs on HWY 50 directing derby cars to Crystal Lake and to the check in area.  
ENTRY FEE: $40.00 for derby car driver and two support vehicles 
Pickup-trucks $50.00 
FACILITY CHARGE $5.00 PER ENTRY 
PIT PASSES: $10.00 per person (all ages).  
ADDITIONAL CARS: $10.00 per car plus pit passes for each occupant.  
CASH ONLY NO CHECKS ACCEPTED  
Read the rulebook carefully: 
If you have any questions please contact: 
Dave Watters  
ROCKY FORD DISCOUNT TIRE 
P.O. Box 127 
Rocky Ford, Co 81067 
719-254-3391 
rfdt@centurytel.net 
MATCH BOX DERBY 
ENTRY FEE-$40.00 + $5.00 FACILITY CHARGE 
1. Includes car & driver only.  
2. Only 2 support vehicles allowed per team,  
Other vehicles $10.00 per vehicle, plus pit passes for occupants.  
Entry fees must accompany entry form.  
3. Pit passes are $10.00 per person  
4. All entry fees & pit passes must be paid in cash (NO CHECKS)  
VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS:  
1. Wheel base max 100”  
2. Front or rear wheel drive only: No 4-wheel or AWD.  
3. Foreign or American made.  
DRIVER AND CAR REQUIREMENTS:  
1. Same as regular derby.  
RACING RULES AND REGULATIONS:  
1. Same as regular derby.  
CAR RULES & REGULATIONS:  
1. Same as regular derby.  
ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR 
DEMOLITION DERBY RULES  
Saturday August 16, 2008  
Registration 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.; Derby–7:30 p.m.  
The Demolition Derby is open to all men and women with a valid driver’s license. In the interest of safety and fairness to all contestants, the following rules and regulations will be strictly enforced.  
ENTRY FEE--$40.00 + $5.00 FACILITY CHARGE 
Pick-up trucks $50.00 + $5.00 FACILITY CHARGE 
1. Includes car & driver only.  
2. Only 2 support vehicles allowed per team, other vehicles $10 per vehicle, plus pit passes for occupants.  
3. Entry fees must accompany entry form.  
4. Pit passes are $10.00 per person.  
5. All entry fees & pit passes must be paid in cash (NO CHECKS).  
SECTION 1: ENTRY REQUIREMENTS  
1. Each driver must fill out an entry blank completely.  
2. Each driver must be a minimum of 18 years of age and have a valid driver license.  
3. Each driver must sign a waiver and release of liability, releasing the Arkansas Valley Fair and anyone involved in promoting this event from any and all liability resulting from participation in this event.  
4. All drivers must attend the meeting held approximately 30 minutes prior to the derby.  
5. Unless otherwise specified at the drivers meeting, all cars must be removed from the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds following completion of the derby or they will become the property of the Arkansas Valley Fair, who will then have them removed at the driver’s expense.  
6. ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL IN THE PITS OR THE ARENA AREA. NO EXCEPTIONS.  
7. The Arkansas Valley Fair will not be held responsible for any cars, parts, or personal property before, during, or after the derby.  
8. The Arkansas Valley Fair reserves the right to approve or reject any and all entries.  
SECTION 2: TYPE OF CAR  
1. Any American made stock, hardtop automobile or station wagon is allowed. No trucks, convertibles, jeeps, hearses, limousines, 1967 or older Chrysler Imperials: No 4-wheel or AWD.  
2. The definition of stock, as we consider, it is as follows: Modification of a vehicles body, frame or bumpers, by adding steel, pipe, wire or other foreign materials to the car to assure greater strength is not permitted, except that of the drivers door which must be reinforced, a maximum 18” front and 18” rear of door frame only. All cars may have a bar on the inside from center doorpost to center doorpost or from passenger side center post to driver side frame behind the seat. Center windshield guard must be installed for safety. 
2a. you may brace passenger door on inside of car only.  
3. 5 M.P.H. or shock bumpers will be allowed only on vehicles of that year for which they were manufactured for and can not be welded. No Exceptions.  
4. No welding of frames or any other welding except where specified in rules. Rubber body mounts must remain as stock.  
SECTION 3: PREPARATION OF CAR 
1. All glass must be removed from the car. That means ALL GLASS including headlights, taillights, backup, license plate, turn signals, mirrors, windshields, rear windows, and side windows. This includes all brackets and mounting assemblies that hold these lights in place.  
2. All inside door panels, headliner, all carpeting and the rear seat must be removed.  
3. All tail light and gauge wires must be cut or removed.  
4. Front doors may be welded. NO OTHER WELDING ALLOWED.  
5. Trunk lid, rear doors and hood can be chained to body only.  
6. All hoods must have a hole in the hood above the carburetor for fire safety.  
7. Fender wells may be cut a maximum of 6 inches but can not be bent over or reattached in any fashion.  
8. Five (5) gallons of gasoline will be the maximum permitted in the car at one time. The original gas tank must be removed. The replacement tank must be securely fastened behind the driver’s seat in front of or in line with the rear axle. Holes must be drilled or knocked into floor pan to allow for gas to run out onto ground (in case of spillage). The replacement tank must not leak and must be properly ventilated. A firewall of non-sparking material must cover gas tank. No Exceptions! (Metal boat tanks or tanks of a durable construction are highly recommended.) Pump grade fuels only. No Exotic Fuels.  
9. All chrome molding strips and molding clips must be removed from the car. This includes hood, fenders, and sides of vehicle and trunk lid.  
10. Auxiliary water systems are not allowed. The factory radiator must be left in its original location. You may remove the fan if desired but no add on electric fans are allowed. 
Cooling system must have all anti freeze flushed out & water only added.  
11. You may replace the engine and transmission but they must be left in their original stock locations.  
12. No truck rear-ends allowed. No exceptions.  
13. All trailer hitches, shackles, lift kits, air shocks and blocks must be removed.  
14. Batteries must be moved to passenger side-front floor and securely fastened and covered. All batteries are allowed.  
15. Non stock items such as electric fuel pumps, headers, and transmission coolers are allowed.  
16. Factory items such as heating and air conditioning systems that are not needed may be removed.  
17. Slogans, advertising or printing may be placed anywhere on the car except on front doors. Only the driver’s name and car number (in large contrasting print–name above number–use any number you want) shall be on both front doors. Car number must be on roof above drivers door (MINIUM 12” LETTERING)  
18. No turning rear-end over. 
19. Passenger and light truck tires only, eight ply maximum (load range D). No bead locking  
Allowed. No split rims. 
20. No pre-crushing to ad strength (such as smashing with a loader) Pre run cars OK—with  
Official’s approval.  
SECTION 4: RUNNING 
1. A driver safety belt must be installed and used & fire extinguisher must be within drivers reach. A safety helmet, eye protection, gloves & mouthpiece must be used at all times while in competition...  
2. No passengers allowed in the car. NO EXCEPTIONS.  
3. Drivers may maneuver forward or backwards.4.  
4. NO DELIBERATE HEAD ON HITS OR HITTING OPPONENTS CAR IN DRIVERS DOOR. DISQUALIFICATION FOR THESE ITEMS IS AUTOMATIC. Definition of a HEAD ON HIT is as follows: When contact is made headlight to headlight. If you make a forward movement towards another vehicles headlights, then turn away at an angle at the last second, you had better hope that the other vehicle doesn’t turn in the same direction at the same time. This would be considered a head on hit.  
5. Team driving, where (2) or more cars run in a pack, work on the rest of the field but do not work on each other, will not be allowed. This will be grounds for DISQUALIFICATION!  
6. Contact with another car must be made within one (1) minute or you will be disqualified from the heat. If stalled you have two (2) minutes to get your car started and one (1) minute to make contact for a total of three (3) minutes. Hits must be aggressive. Simple contact within the time limit does not constitute combat and could be considered sandbagging, grounds for DISQUALIFICATION!  
7. Any car with 2 wheels out of bounds or off the ground will be black flagged and disqualified from that heat.  
8. All drivers and cars must remain in the arena until the judges have officially declared the heat over except in case of fire. All pit crews must stay out of the arena or their cars will be disqualified.  
9. A vehicle will be disqualified if the driver’s door comes open during a heat.  
10. There will be four heats (heat 1 & 2 and heat 3 & 4), two semi finals & one final event. Preliminary heats will be divided as evenly as possible with entries in each heat drawn by lot. Last four active cars in each heat will advance to main event. Two semi-finals will be held for all cars that did not advance to main event. The last two active cars from the semi-finals will advance to the final heat.  
11. If the judges declare you disqualified; you must put your flag down immediately and stop or you will still be “live bait” to be hit. This means shut off your engine. No deliberate hits after flags have been broken off.  
12. If the last 2 cars left in the Main Event become stuck together, the winner will be determined in the following manner. The cars will be separated and derby will continue.  
13. A substitute driver may be named to a qualified car if needed. The pit steward must be notified prior to the Main Event.  
14. A $50.00 protest fee is required to contest another car.  
15. All cars in the Main Event must stay in the arena following the race. At this time the derby officials will inspect the top three cars. If any car is suspected of illegal modifications the car or cars will be kept over night for further inspection at a shop of our choice. Car can not be picked up until 5:00p.m. the following day. ONLY DERBY OFFICIALS WILL BE ALLOWED AT THE INSPECTION. If car or cars are found to be illegal, winnings will be forfeited and driver may be black balled from any future Arkansas Valley Fair Derby Races.  
16. Last car moving wins.  
17. ALL JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL (NO VIDEO REPLAYS!)  
18. These rules supersede any and all rules previously used & are subject to change without notice. Judges reserve the right to re-inspect & disqualify any vehicle during the event.  
YELLOW FLAGS & LIGHT MEANS STOP FOR SAFETY  
LEAVE SEAT BELT & HELMET ON UNTIL HEAT IS FINISHED  
ADDITIONAL RULES FOR 
PICKUP TRUCK DERBY 
ENTRY FEE-$50.00 + $5.00 FACILITY CHARGE 
1. Includes vehicle & driver only. 
2. Only 2 support vehicles allowed per team. 
Other vehicles $10.00 per vehicle, plus pit passes for occupants. 
3. Entry fee must accompany entry fee. 
4. Pit passes are $10.00 per person 
DRIVER AND TRUCK REQUIREMENTS: 
Same as regular derby… Except no pre-run trucks allowed. 
RACING RULES AND REGULATIONS: 
Same as regular derby. 
VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS: 
1. Any American made ½ or ¾ ton trucks, 2-wheel drive only. No 4X4, super duty, extended cabs, one tons, suburban’s or dualies. 
2. Cabs…Both doors must be welded shut for safety. Padding is highly recommended on inside of driver door. Outside braces are required on both doors for safety. Two long bars running side to side, one across dash area & one behind driver’s seat. No outside roll bars, no running boards & no roll cages. We recommend a nylon or wire mesh screen on driver’s window, windshield & center windshield bar. You may chain, weld or bolt the cab to the frame & install a bar between bed & cab to keep bed from coming into cab.  
3. Body…Can be a Chevy with a Ford bed, Dodge with Chevy bed etc: There must be a one inch space between bed & cab. No wooden, steel flat beds or dump beds. No welding between cab and bed. No plating of sides, beds or floors. No extra reinforcing to bed. Light chains may be used on tailgate (no wiring) or tailgate may be removed. 
4. Gas tank…No stock fuel tanks. We recommend using a metal boat tank or racing fuel cell, a firewall of non-sparking material must cover fuel tank. Must be mounted on passenger side floor board of cab, at least one foot from battery & door.  
5. Tires & rims…Passenger or Light truck tires only, ten ply maximum (load range E). No bead locking or liquids’ allowed. No split rims. 
6. Suspension…Must have some bounce. No stiff suspension. No more than eight (8) leafs per side. A maximum of four (4) clamps per side-2 front and 2 back. Bumper height maximum 26 inches from bottom of bumper to ground. No short shocking. Springs must have 1 ½ inch stair step down from main leaf- no main over main. 
7. Frame…Stock only. No plating, adding, reinforcing or fabricating. 
8. Battery…Must be mounted on passenger side floor board, one foot or more from passenger door & fuel tank. 
9. Radiator…Must remain in original position or taken out, can not be relocated. Cooling system must have all coolant flushed out & water only added.  
10. Bumpers…Step bumpers are permitted as long as the ball hitch plate is cut out or removed. Front bumper can be stock car or light truck. Car bumpers can be used on front or rear of truck. Stock style flat bumpers may be used in rear or fabricated flat metal bumpers, thickness not to exceed 11 Ga. Or 1/8”. 
No pre-run trucks; fresh trucks only: 
Rules subject to change without notice: 
Decisions of the officials are final: